Question

Lenghth of chord of a circle is 16 cm. If distance of the chord from the center is 6 cm, then the radius of that circle is what cm?

Answer 1

Answer:

10 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

the length will bisect the chord in two equal parts so length of the bisected chord is 8cm

pythagoras theorem

P^2+B^2=H^2

6^2+8^2=H^2

36+64=H^2

100=H^2

H=10cm